Definition

1. Noun:
   • Malabar almond tree, Indian almond, tropical almond, almendron: A tropical tree (scientific name: Terminalia catappa) known for its large, horizontal branches, broad leaves, and distinctive flattened fruit. It is commonly planted for shade.
   • Egg-shaped briquettes: A shaped piece of compressed coal dust or other material, used as fuel.

Usage Examples

• Noun (tree):
  • Dưới gốc bàng, lũ trẻ đang chơi đùa. (Under the banyan tree, the children are playing.)
  • Lá bàng chuyển màu đỏ vào mùa thu. (The almond tree's leaves turn red in autumn.)
• Noun (briquette):
  • Nhà tôi dùng than bàng để đun nấu. (My family uses egg-shaped briquettes for cooking.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "bàng" is almost exclusively used for the tree. The meaning "egg-shaped briquette" is technical and less common in everyday language. The tree is a cultural symbol, often associated with schoolyards and childhood memories in Vietnam.

Variants and Related Words

• Cây bàng: specifically denotes the bàng tree.
  • Cây bàng trước cổng trường đã trăm tuổi. (The almond tree in front of the school gate is a hundred years old.)
• Quả bàng / Trái bàng: the fruit of the bàng tree.
  • Quả bàng có vị chát. (The Indian almond fruit has an astringent taste.)
• Lá bàng: the leaf of the bàng tree.
  • Lá bàng rụng đầy sân. (The almond tree leaves cover the yard.)

Synonyms

• Tree: Indian almond tree, tropical almond tree, umbrella tree (descriptive).
• Fuel: briquette, coal briquette.

Related Idioms and Expressions

• Râm như bóng bàng: As shady as the shade of a bàng tree. Used to describe a very cool, shaded area.
  • Quán nước này râm như bóng bàng. (This drink stall is as shady as an almond tree's shadow.)

noun

1. Malabar almond tree, Indian almond, tropical almond, almendron
   • than quả bàng
     egg-shaped briquets (briquettes)